i_o doubt_v not_o but_o will_v bear_v it_o down_o to_o posterity_n with_o a_o glory_n that_o shall_v know_v no_o term_n but_o the_o universal_a ruin_n neither_o can_v the_o pedantry_n or_o prejudice_n of_o the_o present_a age_n any_o more_o obstruct_v its_o motion_n in_o that_o supreme_a sphere_n wherein_o its_o desert_n have_v place_v it_o then_o can_v the_o howl_a wolf_n pluck_v cynthia_n from_o her_o orb_n who_o regardless_o of_o their_o noise_n secure_o glide_v through_o the_o undisturbed_a aether_n censure_v here_o will_v disparage_v itself_o not_o it_o he_o that_o accuse_v the_o sun_n of_o darkness_n shame_v his_o own_o blind_a eye_n not_o its_o light_n the_o bark_n of_o cynic_n at_o that_o hero_n be_v chariot-wheel_n will_v not_o sully_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o triumph_n but_o i_o shall_v supersede_n this_o endless_a attempt_n sunbeam_n best_o commend_v themselves_o finis_fw-la the_o content_n chap._n i._n a_o display_v of_o the_o perfection_n of_o innocence_n with_o a_o conjecture_n at_o the_o manner_n of_o adam_n knowledge_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o our_o decay_n and_o ruin_n by_o the_o fall_n descant_v on_o of_o the_o now_o scantness_n of_o our_o knowledge_n 10._o chap._n iii_o instance_n of_o our_o ignorance_n 1_o of_o thing_n within_o ourselves_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o its_o origine_fw-la glance_v at_o and_o past_a by_o 1_o it_o be_v union_n with_o the_o body_n be_v unconceivable_a so_o 2_o be_v its_o move_v the_o body_n consider_v either_o in_o the_o way_n of_o sir_n k._n digby_n des-cartes_n or_o dr._n h._n more_n and_o the_o platonist_n 3_o the_o manner_n of_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o unexplicable_a 17._o chap._n iv._o 4_o we_o can_v give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o sensation_n nor_o 5_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o memory_n it_o be_v consider_v according_a to_o the_o philosophy_n of_o des-cartes_n sir_n k._n digby_n aristotle_n and_o mr._n hobbs_n and_o all_o in-effectual_a some_o other_o unexplicables_n mention_v 27._o chap._n v._o 6_o how_o our_o body_n be_v form_v unexplicable_a the_o plastic_a signify_v nothing_o the_o formation_n of_o plant_n and_o animal_n unknown_a in_o their_o principle_n mechanism_n solve_v it_o not_o a_o new_a way_n propound_v which_o also_o fail_v of_o satisfaction_n 2_o no_o account_n be_v yet_o give_v how_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v unite_v some_o consideration_n on_o des-cartes_n his_o hypothesis_n it_o fail_v of_o solution_n 3_o the_o question_n be_v unanswerable_a whether_o matter_n be_v compound_v of_o divisibles_n or_o indivisibles_fw-fr 41._o chap._n vi_o difficulty_n about_o the_o motion_n of_o a_o wheel_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o solution_n 54._o chap._n vii_o man_n backwardness_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o own_o ignorance_n and_o error_n though_o ready_a to_o find_v they_o in_o other_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o our_o knowledge_n viz._n the_o depth_n of_o verity_n discourse_v of_o as_o of_o its_o admixtion_n in_o man_n opinion_n with_o falsehood_n the_o connexion_n of_o truth_n and_o their_o mutual_a dependence_n a_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o our_o knowledge_n viz._n because_o we_o can_v perceive_v nothing_o but_o by_o proportion_n to_o our_o sense_n 62._o chap._n viii_o a_o three_o reason_n of_o our_o ignorance_n and_o error_n viz._n the_o imposture_n and_o deceit_n of_o our_o sense_n the_o way_n to_o rectify_v these_o misinformation_n propound_v des-cartes_n his_o method_n the_o only_a way_n to_o science_n the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o exact_a performance_n 69._o chap._n ix_o two_o instance_n of_o sensitive_a deception_n 1_o of_o the_o quiescence_n of_o the_o earth_n four_o case_n in_o which_o motion_n be_v insensible_a apply_v to_o the_o earth_n motion_n 75._o chap._n x._o another_o instance_n of_o the_o deception_n of_o our_o sense_n which_o be_v of_o translate_n the_o idea_n of_o our_o passion_n to_o thing_n without_o we_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n our_o sense_n themselves_o be_v never_o deceive_v prove_v by_o reason_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n austin_n 87._o chap._n xi_o a_o four_o reason_n of_o our_o ignorance_n and_o error_n viz._n the_o fallacy_n of_o our_o imagination_n a_o account_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o faculty_n instance_n of_o its_o deception_n spirit_n be_v not_o in_o a_o place_n intellection_n volition_n decree_n &c._n &c._n can_v proper_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n it_o be_v not_o reason_n that_o oppose_v faith_n but_o fancy_n the_o interest_n which_o imagination_n have_v in_o many_o of_o our_o opinion_n in_o that_o it_o impress_n a_o persuasion_n without_o evidence_n 95._o chap._n xii_o a_o five_o reason_n the_o precipitancy_n of_o our_o understanding_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o the_o most_o close_a engagement_n of_o our_o mind_n requisite_a to_o the_o find_n of_o truth_n the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o two_o instance_n of_o our_o precipitate_v 106._o chap._n xiii_o the_o six_o reason_n discourse_v of_o viz._n the_o interest_n which_o our_o affection_n have_v in_o our_o dijudication_n the_o cause_n why_o our_o affection_n mislead_v we_o several_a branch_n of_o this_o mention_v and_o the_o first_o viz._n constitutional_a inclination_n large_o insist_v on_o 113._o chap._n fourteen_o a_o second_o thing_n whereby_o our_o affection_n engage_v we_o in_o error_n be_v the_o prejudice_n of_o custom_n and_o education_n a_o three_o interest_n 4_o love_v to_o our_o own_o production_n 125._o chap._n xv._n 5._o our_o affection_n be_v engage_v by_o our_o reverence_n to_o antiquity_n and_o authority_n our_o mistake_n of_o antiquity_n the_o unreasonableness_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o pedantic_a adoration_n hence_o the_o vanity_n of_o affect_v impertinent_a quotation_n the_o pedantry_n on_o it_o be_v deride_v the_o little_a improvement_n of_o science_n through_o its_o successive_a derivation_n and_o whence_o it_o have_v happen_v 136._o chap._n xvi_o reflection_n on_o the_o peripatetic_a philosophy_n the_o generality_n of_o its_o reception_n no_o argument_n of_o its_o desert_n the_o first_o charge_n against_o that_o philosophy_n 148._o chap._n xvii_o 2._o peripatetic_a philosophy_n be_v litigious_a it_o have_v no_o settle_a constant_a signification_n of_o word_n the_o inconvenience_n hereof_o aristotle_n intend_v the_o cherish_a controversy_n prove_v by_o his_o own_o double_a testimony_n some_o of_o his_o impertinent_a arguing_n deride_v dispute_v retard_v and_o be_v injurious_a to_o knowledge_n peripatetic_n be_v most_o exercise_v in_o the_o controversal_a part_n of_o philosophy_n and_o know_v little_a of_o the_o practical_a and_o experimental_a a_o touch_n at_o school-divinity_n 159._o chap._n xviii_o 3._o it_o give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o phaenomena_n those_o that_o be_v remote_a it_o attempt_v not_o it_o speak_v nothing_o pertinent_a in_o the_o most_o ordinary_a its_o circular_a and_o general_a way_n of_o solution_n it_o resolve_v all_o thing_n into_o occult_a quality_n the_o absurdity_n of_o aristotelian_a hypothesis_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o galaxy_n be_v no_o meteor_n the_o heaven_n be_v corruptible_a comet_n be_v above_o the_o moon_n the_o sphere_n of_o fire_n deride_v aristotle_n convict_v of_o several_a other_o false_a assertion_n 169._o aristotle_n philosophy_n inept_v for_o new_a discovery_n it_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o no_o one_o invention_n it_o be_v found_v on_o vulgarity_n and_o therefore_o make_v nothing_o know_v beyond_o they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n outside_n conferr_v not_o to_o practical_a improvement_n better_a hope_n from_o the_o new_a philosophy_n a_o five_o charge_n against_o aristotle_n philosophy_n it_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n impious_a and_o self-contradicting_a instance_n of_o both_o propound_v the_o direct_v all_o this_o to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o discourse_n a_o caution_n viz._n that_o nothing_o be_v here_o intend_a in_o favour_n of_o novelty_n in_o divinity_n the_o reason_n why_o we_o may_v embrace_v what_o be_v new_a in_o philosophy_n while_o we_o reject_v novelty_n in_o theologie_n 177_o 178._o chap._n xx._n it_o be_v quaery_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o science_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o dogmatist_n 1_o we_o can_v know_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o another_o but_o from_o its_o attend_v it_o and_o this_o way_n be_v not_o infallible_a declare_v by_o instance_n especial_o from_o the_o philosophy_n of_o des-cartes_n 2_o there_o be_v no_o demonstration_n but_o where_o the_o contrary_a be_v impossible_a we_o can_v scarce_o conclude_v so_o of_o any_o thing_n instance_n of_o suppose_a impossibles_fw-fr which_o be_v none_o a_o story_n of_o a_o scholar_n that_o turn_v gipsy_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n of_o one_o man_n bind_n another_o thought_n and_o a_o conjecture_n at_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o performance_n 188_o 189._o chap._n xxi_o another_o instance_n of_o a_o suppose_a impossibility_n which_o may_v not_o be_v so_o of_o conference_n at_o distance_n by_o impregnated_a needle_n away_o of_o secret_a conveyance_n by_o sympathize_v hand_n a_o relation_n to_o this_o purpose_n of_o the_o magnetic_a cure_n of_o wound_n 3_o we_o can_v know_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o first_o spring_n of_o natural_a motion_n and_o these_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o des-cartes_n his_o philosophy_n commend_v 202_o chap._n xxii_o 4_o because_o of_o the_o mutual_a dependence_n and_o concatenation_n of_o cause_n we_o can_v know_v any_o one_o without_o know_v all_o particular_o declare_v by_o instance_n 5_o all_o our_o science_n câ—mes_v in_o at_o our_o sense_n their_o infallibility_n inquire_v into_o 213_o chap._n xxiii_o consideration_n against_o dogmatize_v 1_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o ignorance_n 2_o it_o argue_v untamed_a passion_n 3_o it_o disturb_v the_o world_n 4_o it_o be_v ill_a manner_n and_o immodesty_n 5_o it_o hold_v man_n captive_a in_o error_n 6_o it_o betray_v a_o narrowness_n of_o spirit_n 224._o chap._n xxiv_o a_o apology_n for_o philosophy_n 235._o finis_fw-la
of_o man_n i_o shall_v give_v the_o follow_a instance_n of_o our_o intellectual_a blindness_n not_o that_o i_o intend_v to_o pose_v they_o with_o those_o common_a aenigma_n of_o magnetism_n flux_n reflux_n and_o the_o like_a these_o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o confess_a ignorance_n and_o i_o shall_v not_o pursue_v they_o to_o their_o old_a asylum_n and_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v more_o knowable_a in_o these_o then_o in_o less_o acknowledge_v mystery_n but_o i_o will_v not_o move_v beyond_o ourselves_o and_o the_o most_o ordinary_a and_o trivial_a phaenomena_n in_o nature_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v find_v enough_o to_o shame_v confidence_n and_o unplume_v dogmatize_v chap._n iii_o instance_n of_o our_o ignorance_n propound_v 1_o of_o thing_n within_o ourselves_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o its_o origine_fw-la glance_v at_o and_o pass_v by_o 1_o it_o be_v union_n with_o the_o body_n be_v unconceivable_a so_o 2_o be_v its_o move_v the_o body_n consider_v either_o in_o the_o way_n of_o sir_n k._n digby_n des-cartes_n or_o dr._n h._n more_n and_o the_o platonist_n 3_o the_o manner_n of_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o unexplicable_a in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o our_o intendment_n we_o will_v first_o instance_n in_o some_o thing_n in_o the_o general_a which_o concern_v the_o soul_n in_o this_o state_n of_o terrestrial_a union_n and_o then_o speak_v more_o particular_o to_o some_o faculty_n within_o we_o a_o scientifical_a account_n of_o which_o mortality_n be_v unacquainted_a with_o second_o we_o intend_v to_o note_v some_o mystery_n which_o relate_v to_o matter_n and_o body_n and_o three_o to_o show_v the_o unintelligible_a intricacy_n of_o some_o ordinary_a appearance_n §_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n with_o some_o what_o the_o soul_n be_v and_o unless_o their_o fancy_n may_v have_v a_o sight_n and_o sensible_a palpation_n of_o that_o more_o clarify_a subsistence_n they_o will_v prefer_v infidelity_n itself_o to_o a_o unimaginable_a 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till_o it_o be_v conclude_v by_o immortality_n some_o ingenious_a one_o think_v the_o difficulty_n which_o be_v urge_v by_o each_o side_n against_o the_o other_o to_o be_v pregnant_a proof_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o both_o and_o substitute_v a_o hypothesis_n which_o for_o probability_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o either_o but_o i_o shall_v not_o stir_v in_o the_o water_n which_o have_v be_v already_o mud_v by_o so_o many_o contentious_a inquiry_n the_o great_a st._n austin_n and_o other_o of_o the_o gray_a head_n of_o reverend_a antiquity_n have_v be_v content_a to_o sit_v down_o here_o in_o a_o profess_a neutrality_n and_o i_o will_v not_o industious_o endeavour_v to_o urge_v man_n to_o a_o confession_n of_o what_o they_o free_o acknowledge_v but_o shall_v note_v difficulty_n which_o be_v not_o so_o usual_o observe_v but_o as_o insoluble_a as_o these_o §_o 3._o it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o divine_a plato_n that_o man_n be_v nature_n horizon_n divide_v betwixt_o the_o upper_a hemisphere_n of_o immaterial_a intellect_n and_o this_o low_a of_o corporeity_n and_o that_o we_o be_v a_o compound_v of_o being_n distant_a in_o extreme_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o noon_n but_o how_o the_o pure_a spirit_n be_v unite_v to_o this_o clod_n be_v a_o knot_n too_o hard_o for_o fall_v humanity_n to_o untie_v what_o cement_n shall_v unite_v heaven_n and_o earth_n light_n and_o darkness_n nature_n of_o so_o divers_a a_o make_v of_o such_o disagree_a attribute_n which_o have_v almost_o nothing_o but_o be_v in_o common_a this_o be_v a_o riddle_n which_o must_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o come_n of_o elias_n how_o shall_v a_o think_v be_v unite_v to_o a_o marble-statue_n or_o a_o sunbeam_n to_o a_o lump_n of_o clay_n the_o freeze_a of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o air_n in_o the_o northern_a clime_n be_v as_o conceivable_a as_o this_o strange_a union_n that_o this_o active_a spark_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o stoic_n call_v it_o shall_v be_v confine_v to_o a_o prison_n it_o can_v so_o easy_o pervade_v be_v of_o less_o facile_a apprehension_n then_o that_o the_o light_n shall_v be_v pen_v up_o in_o a_o box_n of_o crystal_n and_o keep_v from_o accompany_v its_o source_n to_o the_o low_a world_n and_o to_o hang_v weight_n on_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o wind_n seem_v far_o more_o intelligible_a in_o the_o union_n which_o we_o understand_v the_o extreme_n be_v reconcile_v by_o intercede_v participation_n of_o nature_n which_o have_v somewhat_o of_o either_o but_o body_n and_o spirit_n stand_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n in_o their_o essential_a composition_n that_o to_o suppose_v a_o uniter_fw-la of_o a_o middle_a constitution_n that_o shall_v partake_v of_o some_o of_o the_o quality_n of_o both_o be_v unwarrant_v by_o any_o of_o our_o faculty_n yea_o most_o absonous_a to_o our_o reason_n since_o there_o be_v not_o any_o the_o least_o affinity_n betwixt_o length_n breadth_n and_o thickness_n and_o apprehension_n judgement_n and_o discourse_n the_o former_a of_o which_o be_v the_o most_o immediate_a result_v if_o not_o essential_o of_o matter_n the_o latter_a of_o spirit_n §_o 4._o second_o we_o can_v as_o little_a give_v a_o account_n how_o the_o soul_n move_v the_o body_n that_o that_o shall_v give_v motion_n to_o a_o unwieldy_a bulk_n which_o itself_o have_v neither_o bulk_n nor_o motion_n be_v of_o as_o difficil_n a_o apprehension_n as_o any_o mystery_n in_o nature_n for_o though_o conceive_v it_o under_o some_o phancied_a appearance_n and_o pin_v on_o it_o material_a affection_n the_o doubt_n do_v not_o so_o sensible_o touch_v we_o since_o under_o such_o conception_n we_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o our_o sense_n to_o befriend_v we_o with_o parallel_n and_o gross_a appreâ—henders_n may_v not_o think_v it_o any_o more_o strange_a then_o that_o a_o bullet_n shall_v be_v move_v by_o the_o rarefy_v fire_n or_o the_o cloud_n carry_v before_o the_o invisible_a wind_n yet_o if_o we_o defaecate_v the_o notion_n from_o 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